Productivity · 11 min read
The Friday Reconciliation
By Hank BarkerPublished
Every Friday, have AI compare what you said you would finish against what you actually finished, using the record rather than your memory, with the evidence attached.
What's inside
- Why a task-list review only covers the promises you were organized enough to write down, and where the rest actually live.
- The trick that makes the search work: look for commitment language in your own words, not for topics.
- The evidence step, including the fourth kind of proof people forget to ask for, which is why this never becomes a weekly guilt trip.
- Three groups and nothing else: completed, still open, no longer relevant, with the next action and the evidence attached.
- The full copy-paste standing prompt, and the guardrail that is structurally impossible to disable.
Who it's for
Professionals who make commitments in the flow of conversation, in email, docs, calendar notes and chat, and who would rather find out on Friday than three weeks later.
Keep a copy of the guide
Download the PDF to keep the steps and prompts handy while you work.
Put this to work with your team
I’m Hank Barker, founder of PriorAIty. I help Michigan teams build useful AI habits through hands-on training and adoption consulting, with in-person and virtual options.
Keep going
- Let AI Run Your Calendar
Connect your calendar and let AI time-block your day, so every hour has a job and nothing floats.
- Before your team starts using AI
Connect AI to a business outcome, build a usable policy, train people on their work, and review a pilot before expanding.
- Give your AI helper a job
Four useful assignments for Dots and Muse, with setup references, source rules, approval limits, and a reusable review record.
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